Tag Archives: learning

Resources for Learning Rails

Posted on 2011-09-26 by Ben Atkin

Here is a list of a few awesome sites offering tools for learning Rails: PeepCode Pricing: Starts at $12 for one screencast; Twitter: @peepcode and @topfunky I bought my first PeepCode screencast back in 2008, before Rails and Merb merged. … Continue reading →

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keeping up on the new

Posted on 2010-05-27 by Ben Atkin

From time to time I’ve been recording voice memos. I find them to be valuable both when I record them, because I explore thoughts in a different way, and later, when I listen to them. It’s a convenient sort of … Continue reading →

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Studying the discipline of “shipping”

Posted on 2010-03-22 by Ben Atkin

Right now I’m studying the discipline of shipping, in several different ways: I read Linchpin and listened to the audiobook twice. I’m reading Ship It!, one of the early Pragmatic Programmer books. I watched Giles Bowkett’s Awesome Movie twice. I’m … Continue reading →

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Screencasts and practice breaks

Posted on 2010-03-21 by Ben Atkin

I’ve seen more than one screencast where the narrator has invited me, the viewer, to pause the screencast to try going through the steps myself. Usually, the invitation is accompanied with the author saying that I’ll learn more if I … Continue reading →

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